"When
People make a lot of changes they like to look back to see how things were.
It's really good that we can look back on 'em and see."

Osborne's Ford like most other communities in the southern
mountains, was settle by Scotch-Irsh and English immigrants who traveled
here from North Carolina in search of land.

The settlers were largely self-sufficient until the Twentieth
Century brought industrialization. Not only did this alter the way of
life, but it changed the name of the community itself, from Osborne's
Ford to Dungannon.

The coming of the railroad, timbering and coal mining created a "boom
town" atmosphere until World War I. Though family farms continued
to provide a subsistance for many, men began seeking "paying jobs"
outside this rural community. By World War II, migration to urban centers
became predominant. The migration of young people continues today.